<p><strong><span style="color:#000000">We&#39;re the Museum on Oxford Road with the dinosaurs, mummies and live animals. We also have loads of other great stuff from the natural world and different cultures.</span></strong></p>

<p><strong><span style="color:#000000">Families</span></strong></p>

<p><em><span style="color:#000000">From under 5s to grandparents, there&#39;s lots to keep all the family entertained at the Museum.</span></em></p>

<p><span style="color:#000000"><strong>Events &amp; exhibitions calendar</strong><br />
As well as the information below about the different events the Museum offers, you can visit our&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color:inherit; font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12.8px; line-height:normal"><a href="http://events.manchester.ac.uk/calendar/tag:manchester_museum/" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 204); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; line-height: normal; background-color: inherit;" target="_blank" title="The University of Manchester events calendar - opens in new window"><span style="color:#000000">events &amp; exhibitions calendar</span></a></span><span style="color:#000000"><span style="background-color:inherit; font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12.8px; line-height:normal">&nbsp;</span>or&nbsp;have a look at our events and exhibitions guide at the bottom of the page.</span></p>

<p><span style="color:#000000"><strong>Big Saturdays and Holiday events</strong><br />
Touching a 200 million year old fossil and objects from ancient cultures; stroking a fox; meeting scientists working on the latest research; making your own treasures; performances and films; having objects brought to life through storymaking and tours. These are some of the things you can experience at our monthly Big Saturdays and school holiday events.<strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></p>

<p><span style="color:#000000"><strong>Magic Carpet</strong><br />
Get comfy on our magic carpet and enjoy stories and activities</span><span style="color:#000000">. For toddlers up to 5yrs and their families/carers (young babies welcome with older siblings). Book on 0161 275 2648 a week before the event, free.</span></p>

<p><span style="color:#000000"><strong>Baby Explorers</strong><br />
Baby Explorers interactive story telling and sensory play sessions for babies who aren&#39;t yet walking... @ 10.30 and 11.30 am&nbsp;<br />
Musical Baby Explorers musical sensory play session for babies who aren&#39;t yet walking...@ 1pm - 1.45&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p>

<p><span style="color:#000000">Book on 0161 275 2648 (Bookings will be taken a week in advance from 2pm), all sessions are free.</span></p>

<p><span style="color:#000000">Baby Explorers is just for babies who aren&#39;t walking yet, those with older siblings please come to our Magic Carpet sessions which are held on the last Friday of the month.&nbsp;</span></p>

<p><span style="color:#000000"><strong>Discovery Centre</strong><br />
Drop in for drawing and other art activities inspired by the Museum&#39;s collection and to get up close to amazing objects. Open 11am-4pm on weekends and during school holidays. Floor G.</span></p>

<p><strong><a href="http://www.museum.manchester.ac.uk/yourvisit/galleries/naturediscovery/" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 204); background-color: inherit;" title="Nature Discovery"><span style="color:#000000">Nature Discovery</span></a></strong><br />
<span style="color:#000000">Once upon a time&hellip;there was an enchanted world full of trees and meadows with creatures up on high and deep inside the undergrowth. Our newly renovated Nature Discovery gallery for under 5s and their families is now open. Floor 1.</span></p>

<p><span style="color:#000000"><strong>Trails &amp; activity sheets</strong><br />
Follow one of our free trails around the Museum, including&nbsp;our A History of the World Relic trail&nbsp;where you can&nbsp;uncover the secrets behind some of our objects (PDF below). You can also get creative with our&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.museum.manchester.ac.uk/kids/doodlesheets/" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 204); background-color: inherit;" title="Doodle sheets"><span style="color:#000000">doodle sheets</span></a><span style="color:#000000">&nbsp;or&nbsp;use our&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.museum.manchester.ac.uk/kids/fortuneteller/" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 204); background-color: inherit;" title="Fortune teller"><span style="color:#000000">fortune teller</span></a><span style="color:#000000">&nbsp;to help describe the animals in the Museum.</span></p>

<p><span style="color:#000000"><strong>Backpacks</strong><br />
We are updating our family backpacks, so that there will be even more things to do. They will be available again soon.</span></p>

<p><span style="color:#000000"><strong>Object handling</strong><br />
Hold objects and discover their stories at our object handling tables. Open daily 11am-3pm.</span></p>

<p><span style="color:#000000"><strong>Galleries</strong><br />
Wander around our amazing&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.museum.manchester.ac.uk/yourvisit/galleries/" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 204); background-color: inherit;"><span style="color:#000000">galleries</span></a><span style="color:#000000">&nbsp;full of treasures from the natural world and many different cultures.</span></p>

<p><span style="color:#000000"><strong>Facilities</strong><br />
The Museum has baby changing facilities, lifts to all floors, a buggy park, lockers, a children&#39;s menu and highchairs&nbsp;in our caf&eacute; and an indoor&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.museum.manchester.ac.uk/yourvisit/fooddrink/" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 204); background-color: inherit;" title="Food and Drink"><span style="color:#000000">Picnic Area</span></a><span style="color:#000000">.</span></p>

<p><span style="color:#000000"><strong>Birthday Parties</strong><br />
For a truly&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.museum.manchester.ac.uk/kids/birthdayparties/" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 204); background-color: inherit;" title="Birthday Parties"><span style="color:#000000">unique birthday experience</span></a><span style="color:#000000">, celebrate your birthday with Stan, the&nbsp;<em>T.rex</em>&nbsp;&amp; friends at Manchester Museum. The Museum offers birthday parties that are full of activities for children aged 7-11. Available Sat &amp; Sun 10.30am or 2pm. Max 15 children &amp; 15 adults. Bookings need to be made at least one month in advance. For more information phone&nbsp;0161 275 2648. &lsquo;My daughter, her friends and their parents all really enjoyed Erin&rsquo;s party at the museum. Everyone has been raving about it since!&rsquo;</span></p>

<p><br />
<span style="color:#000000"><strong>Booking information for family events</strong>&nbsp;<br />
Most activities are free and drop-in but some may need booking in advance (see individual events for details). A maximum of six tickets can be booked in advance and children must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets booked in advance must be paid for or collected at least 30 minutes before the start of the event.&nbsp;<strong>Booking and information line 0161 275 2648.</strong></span></p>

<p><span style="color:#000000"><strong>Access</strong><br />
We aim to meet everyone&#39;s access requirements. Please let us know any requirements a week in advance of any event you would like to attend. Phone 0161 275 2648 or email&nbsp;</span><a href="mailto:museum@manchester.ac.uk" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 204); background-color: inherit;"><span style="color:#000000">museum@manchester.ac.uk</span></a></p>
